DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,302 Days Left
[August 22, 2012] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016. SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,302 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History…
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Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011...
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State of emergency declared as wildfires threaten Bosnia towns
Residents and tourists are being evacuated from Bosnian towns, as raging wildfires fueled by the extreme heat and strong winds approach.
- Authorities declared a state of emergency in the town of Bratunac (eastern Bosnia) as wildfires approached from 4 directions.
- Residents and tourists are being evacuated from the town TouKonjic (southern Bosnia) as multiple wildfires engulf the surrounding areas.
Authorities both in Serbia and Croatia have issued extreme heat warnings, instructing people to stay indoors to avoid dehydration and heatstroke.
- Italy. The Ministry of Health raised the extreme heat warning to the maximum level ‘red’ after heatwave enveloped 8 cities including the capital Rome.
- Wildfires were reported at multiple locations across southern Italy.
- France. Heatwave has also affected most parts of France since last week.
- In southern France, temperatures exceeded 40ºC (104 degrees).
- Spain. A major wildfire fueled by the extreme heatwave has scorched more than 8,000 hectares in the central Spanish province of Leon, reports said.
- Fires in Spain have consumed about 150,000 hectares of wild land killing several people this summer.
- Greece. Hundreds of fires were ignited across the Greek Islands over the weekend, scorching thousands of acres of forest.
- Belgium and Germany have also been affected by the heatwave since late last week.
Other Global Disasters/ Significant Events
- Ecuador. Tungurahua volcano (summit elevation: 5,030 m) near Banos erupted again on Tuesday, August 20, 2012 spewing lava, ash and volcanic debris into the air. Authorities raised the alert level to ‘orange, and evacuated some of nearby residents, while advising others to leave the are voluntarily.
- Tungurahua’s last major eruption occurred from 1916 to 1918, but the volcano became active again in October 1999.
Tungurahua volcano seen from Huambalo, Ecuador, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. (Photo: Dolores Ochoa/AP). Image may be subject to copyright.
Global Disasters: Links, Forecasts and Background
- The First Wave of World’s Collapsing Cities
- Back to the Primordial Future
- The Fate of Energy Dinosaurs
- Mass Die-offs
- 2010 Disasters [Links to 2010 Disaster Calendar]
- Mega Disasters
- 2011 Disaster Calendar
- 2012 Disaster Calendar
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